Back To Basics: Copy, Paste, Delete

LET’S GO BACK TO THE BASICS.
How to perform simple functions on your files!

We hope you’ve been finding our latest tech tips interesting and useful! With an abundance of great apps out there, like Google Translate, and a multitude of helpful hints, such as clearing disk space on your computer, there’s no limit to what you can do to improve your technology experience!

It has come to our attention, however, that some of our readers, despite finding these tips helpful, are not quite well-versed enough in their tech skills to implement them! For this reason, we’re starting a new series of newsletters for you beginners out there who need more instruction to take advantage of our tech tips. Every few weeks, we’re going to go Back To Basics.

This week’s newsletter will cover the first in the series: How To Copy, Paste, and Delete Files!

FOR WINDOWS USERS

There are many different ways to perform these functions on a computer file. We’ll give you the simplest.

Perform a right-hand click of your mouse on the file you wish to copy or delete. This will summon a drop-down menu, which will give you a variety of options of what you can do with the file
These options include copy and delete. Simply click on one of these functions with your mouse to perform them!
If you click on “Delete”, a window will pop up requiring you to confirm the deletion. After you’ve done so, the file will be deleted
If you click on “Copy”, the computer will create a copy of that file
To paste this file into another folder, first go to that folder
Perform a right-hand click of your mouse anywhere within the window of the folder
In the drop-down menu that appears, click on “Paste”. The copied file will then appear in this window.

For those of you who are looking for an even quicker way to perform these functions, here are some super-useful shortcuts.

Highlight the file you wish to copy or delete by clicking on it
To delete the file, simply press the “Delete” button on your keyboard, and then confirm the deletion. Done!
To copy the file, press and hold down the “Ctrl” key on your keyboard
At the same time, press and hold down the “C” key, and then let go of both. This will copy the file!
To paste this file into another folder, first go to that folder
Press and hold down the “Ctrl” key on your keyboard
At the same time, press and hold down the “V” key, and then let go of both. The copied file will then appear in this window.

FOR MAC USERS

The process for copying, pasting, and deleting files is much the same for Mac users!

Perform a right-hand click of your mouse on the file you wish to copy or delete. This will summon a drop-down menu, which will give you a variety of options of what you can do with the file
These options include copy and delete. Simply click on one of these functions with your mouse to perform them!
If you click on “Move To Trash”, the file will be deleted
If you click on “Copy”, the computer will create a copy of that file
To paste this file into another folder, first go to that folder
Perform a right-hand click of your mouse anywhere within the window of the folder
In the drop-down menu that appears, click on “Paste Item”. The copied file will then appear in this window.

Like Windows users, Mac users have the option to use shortcuts, too!

Highlight the file you wish to copy or delete by clicking on it
To delete the file, simply drag the file to the “Trash” icon on the far right-hand side of your Dock. Done!
To copy the file, press and hold down the “Command” key on your keyboard
At the same time, press and hold down the “C” key, and then let go of both. This will copy the file!
To paste this file into another folder, first go to that folder
Press and hold down the “Command” key on your keyboard
At the same time, press and hold down the “V” key, and then let go of both. The copied file will then appear in this window.